DeMisty D. Bellinger, Author at The Big Smoke

DeMisty D. Bellinger

DeMisty D. Bellinger teaches creative writing, African-American studies, and women, gender, and sexuality studies at Fitchburg State University. She has an MFA from Southampton College and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in many places, including Necessary Fiction and Forklift, Ohio. DeMisty was a full fellow at the Vermont Studio Center in 2015. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and twin daughters.

Juneteenth: Now More Than Ever

June 19, 2018 on Featured, Op-eds, Politics by DeMisty D. Bellinger

Juneteenth is celebrated as the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865, and it is also an occasion to speak out about injustices in our country.

Graceful Sex: Clearly Stating What We Want and When We Want It

January 18, 2018 on Featured, Lifestyle, Loves and Lives by DeMisty D. Bellinger

The recently revealed story involving Aziz Ansari and “Grace” has us asking ourselves even more questions about sex, sexual (mis)conduct, and consent.

This Is Not Normal: Resist

November 24, 2016 on Featured, My take on ..., Residents by DeMisty D. Bellinger

As it becomes apparent that Donald Trump will operate business as usual (read: help no one else except himself and his own self-interests), it’s time to employ the GOP’s weapon of choice: resistance.

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